3) Are you ready to submit to SCIP Database?

The Substances of Concern In articles as such or complex objects (Products) also known as the SCIP database is a new requirement under the Waste Framework Directive. Companies that supplying articles containing SVHCs on the Candidate List in a concentration above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) on the EU market have to notify ECHA from 5 January 2021.

The idea of the SCIP database is to ensure information about substances of very high concern (SVHCs) is available throughout the whole life cycle of products and materials, including at the waste stage. ECHA plans to release SCIP v1 by the end of October 2020 and the database will be open to receive data to fulfill a legal obligation.

A new version of IUCLID is also updated on the ECHA Cloud Services. Registrants who are preparing for SCIP notifications can use article referencing function in IUCLID.

GPC recommends companies to know the portfolio of their articles or complex objects, prepare an inventory, and have an initial screening of the materials that contain SVHCs on the candidate list in a concentration above 0.1% (w/w).

GPC will organize a free webinar event on the SCIP database and its implications on Substances in Articles on 4 August (Register here). In this webinar, we will introduce the SCIP Notification process and compliance strategies for Non-EU suppliers.

Source: ECHA, IUCLID